Aviation Week recently released the results of its 2009 Workforce Study, which show a continued decline in the aerospace and defense industry’s workforce. Produced in partnership with the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA), American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA), and Hitachi Consulting, the report analyzes workforce issues, trends and opportunities. […]
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CAP cadet awarded scholarship
Cadet First Lt. Skylar Caldwell was awarded a $3,000 scholarship from the Berkman Langen Memorial Fund to continue flight training. Caldwell has already soloed, and will continue his training in Colorado Wing CAP aircraft from donated instructor time. His goal is to earn his private certificate with the awarded funds. Two years ago, long-time Rocky […]
GA shouldn’t be grounded by fees
One industry that has emerged in Texas as an economic contributor in an otherwise bleak time is general aviation, according to a guest column in the Waco (Texas) Tribune Herald by Roger Van Horn, mayor of Nacogdoches and a member of the Alliance for Aviation Across America. He points to evidence in Waco, where Texas […]
New Eclipse to open Sept. 1
Eclipse Aerospace is expected to open its doors in Albuquerque Sept. 1, marking the first step in reviving bankrupt Eclipse Aviation, according to a story in the Albuquerque Journal. A bankruptcy court judge in Delaware approved the sale of the defunct jet maker’s assets to Charleston, S.C.-based Eclipse Aerospace for $40 million Aug. 20. The […]
King Schools promotes Knuttila to senior vp
King Schools, Inc. has promoted Barry Knuttila to senior vice president of marketing and technology. For the past seven years he has been responsible for King Schools’ technology organization and oversaw the expansion of King’s software development, technical support, quality assurance, and information systems departments. Knuttila has been a pilot for 29 years and holds […]
Luck named Master Instructor Emeritus
George Luck, a six-time Master CFI, was recently granted Master Instructor Emeritus status. A retired Air Force officer, Luck is an instructor with the Beechcraft Pilot Proficiency Program (www.BPPP.org) and is a FAASTeam representative in the FAA’s Seattle FSDO area. A resident of Everett, Wash., he was granted his initial Master CFI accreditation in 1999. […]
University develops alert system to prevent mid-air collisions
Researchers at the University of Kansas in Kansas say they have perfected an acoustic vector sensing system for general aviation that might have helped prevent the fatal collision between a helicopter and a passenger plane over New York’s Hudson River Aug. 9. The university’s application for a patent on the system is in process. Using […]
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Sporty’s Foundation awards scholarships
The Sporty’s Foundation recently awarded three scholarships to students in the University of Cincinnati’s Professional Pilot Program. The scholarships were awarded to the top three incoming sophomore students: Abdelaziz Akkoub ($15,000); Sophie Gilgean ($10,000); and Patrick Spare ($5000). The University of Cincinnati’s Professional Pilot Program combines two years of college general studies with flight training. […]